Paratriathletes

On December 11, 2010, IPC announced that paratriathlon was officially accepted into the Paralympic Games and will make its debut in Rio in 2016.

USAT has many of the greatest elite paratriathletes the world has ever seen.
They are from all walks of life and are great role models.

Just like the rest of USA Triathlon, there are paratriathletes of all levels: beginners all the way to competitive racers. Although paratriathletes have some additional needs and a slightly different set of rules that govern their races, they seek no extraordinary waivers or undue assistance that would set them apart from the field. In fact, it is their ability to compete at every USAT sanctioned race that makes them a vibrant part of the USAT family.

Paratriathlon Classifications

As of today, there are seven different categories within the sport of Paratriathlon. Learn more about each category, which has been established based on an individual's physical disabilities.

Interested in getting classified or seeing if you already are? Click here

ITU is currently undergoing a complete re-write of the current classification manual. We expect to see a first-draft of the manual sometime in mid-to-late 2013.

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2013 USA Paratriathlon Events

• 2013 ITU San Diego Paratriathlon - San Diego, California - April 20, 2013
  Event Website
  **In order for USA athletes to compete at this race, USA athletes need to submit a completed application to Amanda Duke, the Paratriathlon Program Manager, no later than March 17th. Please note that athletes cannot simply register online through the Active.com Age Group registration. All entries for ITU Paratriathlon races need to go through your National Federation, which for USA athletes, is USA Triathlon.

• 2013 USA Paratriathlon National Championship - Austin, Texas - May 27, 2013
  Qualification Criteria for National Championship wave only
  2012 National Champ Results
  Event Website *Registration closes on May 1st
  
  
• 2013 UCO Endeavor Games - Edmond, Oklahoma - June 9, 2013
  Event Website *Registration will open March 2013

• 2013 USA Paraduathlon National Championship - Tucson, Arizona - October 26, 2013
  Event Website

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2013 ITU Paratriathlon and Multisport Events

• ITU Yokohama WTS - Yokohama, Japan - May 12, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  * Within the Qualification Criteria document, USA Triathlon indicated that selection event # 2 would be an event ‘to be determined’ (TBD). USAT has decided that this race will be the ITU San Diego Paratriathlon race.
  **Athletes who are interested in competing at this event must send an email to Amanda.Duke@usatriathlon.org letting USAT know of their interest in attending this event by April 5th.
• ITU Long Distance Paratriathlon World Championships - Belfort, France - June 1-2, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  
• ITU Madrid WTS - Madrid, Spain - June 2, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  * Within the Qualification Criteria document, USA Triathlon indicated that selection event # 2 would be an event ‘to be determined’ (TBD). USAT has decided that this race will be the ITU San Diego Paratriathlon race.
  **Athletes who are interested in competing at this event must send an email to Amanda.Duke@usatriathlon.org letting USAT know of their interest in attending this event by May 1st.
  
• Triathlon Canada National Championship (ITU Paratri) - Edmonton, Canada - June 22-23, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  * Within the Qualification Criteria document, USA Triathlon indicated that selection event # 2 would be an event ‘to be determined’ (TBD). USAT has decided that this race will be the ITU San Diego Paratriathlon race.
  **Athletes who are interested in competing at this event must send an email to Amanda.Duke@usatriathlon.org letting USAT know of their interest in attending this event by May 16th.
• PATCO Paratriathlon Pan Am Championships - Vila Velha, Brazil - June 29, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  * Within the Qualification Criteria document, USA Triathlon indicated that selection event # 2 would be an event ‘to be determined’ (TBD). USAT has decided that this race will be the ITU San Diego Paratriathlon race.
  **Athletes who are interested in competing at this event must send an email to Amanda.Duke@usatriathlon.org letting USAT know of their interest in attending this event by May 23rd.
  
  

• ITU Cross Triathlon (Off-Road) World Championships - Den Haag, Netherlands - July 7-10, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
• ITU Paraduathlon World Championships - Ottawa, Canada - August 10-11, 2013
  Qualification Criteria

• ITU Paratriathlon World Championships  - London, England - September 13, 2013
  Qualification Criteria
  * Within the Qualification Criteria document, USA Triathlon indicated that selection event # 2 would be an event ‘to be determined’ (TBD). USAT has decided that this race will be the ITU San Diego Paratriathlon race.
  **Athletes who are interested in competing at this event must send an email to Amanda.Duke@usatriathlon.org letting USAT know of their interest in attending this event by June 3rd.
  

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2013 Can-Am Paratriathlon Race Series

The 2013 Can-Am Paratriathlon Race Series is the premiere North American racing circuit for elite paratriathletes in the United States and Canada.  This will be the inaugural race series for paratriathletes in Canada and the USA with the aim of providing increased domestic competitive opportunities for the two nation’s top paratriathletes.

Races

San Diego ITU World Triathlon Series (Paratriathlon wave)	San Diego, California	April 20, 2013
USA Paratriathlon National Championship (National Champ wave) Hosted by Capital of Texas Tri	Austin, Texas	May 27, 2013
Tri Canada Paratriathlon National Championship Hosted in conjunction with the Edmonton ITU World Cup	Edmonton, Canada	June 22, 2013

Series Championship

Series Champions are determined from the athletes best two point results, in the ITU Competition Categories during the Paratriathlon waves, based on the points table shown here.

Finish Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	15	10	9	8	7	6	5	3	1

To be eligible for the overall Series Championship title, an athlete must compete in at least two series events and one from each country (everyone must have at least competed in one event in Canada and one event in the USA)

For more information about the series, download and read the Race Series Guide.

Looking for USAT sanctioned races that are in your backyard and are designated as being friendly to all paratriathletes? Click here to find the official list.

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2013 National Rankings

An athlete’s ranking is determined by the sum of up to his/her four (4) best points scores based on the Points Table below at the events listed below in a calendar year.

For 2013, ranked events include:

ITU London Paratriathlon World Championships

USA Paratriathlon National Championship (National Championship wave only)

ITU San Diego (Paratriathlon wave only)

*more events to be listed here as confirmed

Points are awarded based on finishing places per gender and per USAT/ITU category.

Ranking points are only allocated if an athlete finishes the event with a finishing time no greater than 20% behind the winner in his/her category.

To be included in the USA Paratriathlon Rankings, an athlete must be an annual member of USA Triathlon and have a confirmed classification status prior to the event competition. This can be a national or international classification status.

For the National Championship, athletes will earn points based on their finishes amongst only American athletes; however, at other domestic events and international events, athletes will earn points based on their finishing position within their category amongst all competitors. For example , if a Female Tri 2 athlete competes in the National Championship and gets 2^nd in her category but is the 1st U.S. athlete finisher they will acquire 400 points towards their ranking. If a Female Tri 2 athlete competes in a selected ITU global event in Canada and gets 2nd in her category (even though she might be the first American finisher), she will acquire 463 points (not 500) towards their ranking.

The rankings will be calculated and maintained by the USAT high performance team and placed here.

For questions about the rankings process, email Amanda Duke, Paratriathlon Program Manager.

Finish place (*within USAT/ITU category)	ITU London Paratriathlon World Championship	Selected ITU Global Events (TBA)	USA Paratriathlon National Championship (Ntnl. Champ wave only)	Selected Domestic Events (TBA)
1	1000	500	400	200
2	925	463	370	185
3	856	428	342	171
4	797	396	317	158
5	737	366	293	146
6	682	339	271	135
7	631	313	251	125
8	584	290	232	116
9	540	268	214	107
10	499	248	198	99
11	462	229
12	427	212
13	395	196
14	365	181
15	338	168
16	313
17	290
18	268
19	248
20	229

2012 National Rankings FINAL